Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals Live Streaming
Friday, June 18, 2010
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7:05 pm EDT Fri Jun 18, 2010
Stephen Strasburg is doing all he can to focus on pitching while trying to deal with his early major league success. Looking for a third win in as many starts, Washington’s rookie phenom looks to help the Nationals avoid a fourth straight loss when they host the surging Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Strasburg has lived up to the hype that preceded his debut last week. He struck out 22 in 12 1-3 innings against Pittsburgh and Cleveland to earn NL player of the week honors. Strasburg, who turns 22 next month, gave the Hall of Fame a hat and ball from his first game, which drew more than 40,000 to Nationals Park on June 8. Amid the media frenzy that has surrounded his brief career, the right-hander is working to keep things in perspective and help a franchise that hasn’t had a winning record since moving to Washington in 2005. The Nationals have lost five of six after being swept at Detroit this week.
After dominating the lowly Pirates in his debut, he allowed a run and two hits while walking five and striking out eight in 5 1-3 innings of a 9-4 win at Cleveland on Sunday. Strasburg could be in for a tougher test against the White Sox, who have outscored opponents 48-20 while winning seven of eight. Coming off a three-game sweep at Pittsburgh, Chicago faces the Nationals for the first time since the move to Washington. The White Sox, 7-2 in interleague play this season, have won 23 of 31 against NL opponents. Chicago’s Carlos Quentin is batting .213, but went 4 for 8 with three doubles in his last two games. The right fielder, who had two hits and an RBI in a 5-4 win over the Pirates on Thursday, is 5 for 14 versus Washington. With scheduled starter Jake Peavy pushed to Saturday because of a sore shoulder, the White Sox will turn to Gavin Floyd to oppose Strasburg.
